Refrigerating apparatus.



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paratus more particularlyto suc apparatus 1n whicxl evaporationI oflarllquxd produces'v the cooling eeete .f f i Gbjects' r of, the rinvention are. to lfurnish novel end.Y improved f apparatus ,which provides a large 'area of evaprating-eurface ,1n n small 'space and also providee'a. lergcarea of cooling surface in thesrefrigerator box.

Further ob'ecte of thefqinvention .aregtoprovide novel]4 and improved apparatusyothe clase I specified; ,which isA simple. yun .c one struction, economical to manufacture, Ileasy and cheap to inet-all and maintain, `durable and ei'ieient inuee, and .which perinlte ofv attaining a high degree .of dryneeamthe interior of the refrigerator box. i

With theabove and other obeets andad. vnntagee in view which will be apparent to those skilled in the art the invention may be said .to consist inthe provision of the" novel features and in. the novel and improved construction, arrangement and combination of parte and devices in the apparatus as wil a pear from the description und claims whic 1 follow.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate one form of construction .in which thein-Kl vcntion maybe embodied: Figure 1 ie a perspective view of a refri eratcr boxhavmg tie invention applied t creto; Fig.; 2 is a. sectional viewtaken on the-line 2,-2 of Fig. 1 and showing a portion of the a paratus; Fig. 3 iav a horizontal sectional lview takenk on the-line 3-3 of Fi%.-2,and Fig. '4 viean enlarged fragmentary etail of ay portiono the apparatus in vertical section. f v

The refrigerator box -2-maybe provided with a door Sand itis preferably provided with openings 4 in'its top ortion andwith` a hinged top cover 5. Ont 1e interior ,of the" refri .t crater 1 box.`| 2, t' below the openinge 4,1 may be; arrangedon'braekets 6 tor;,oth'erfauitf` epeeiaeauenerraum recent.

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walls adapted to iitclosely againsty the walls-of the refrigerator bon. rlihe bottom ofthe basin? is', preferably formed to minimize conduction of heat therethrough, and it .may consist of .spaced plates 9 and a layer of'ifelt-,lO or other suitable heat insulating material-between the plates). In suit-ably spaoedopenn s inthe ,bottom ofthe basin 'i vare .arrangel hollow parts or flanges 11, preferabl tubular, which may extend uprom.` the bottom and referably terminateiush -with the tope ge of the basin to prevent-any water in the basin from -flowing over their to edge. Over the arts 4 .11,are fitted remove ly parte 12 whici e2;-

:tendaupwardly into the perforated upper portion ofthe. refrigerator ybon `and are closed at the topy thereof.'y .The'par'te -11 and 1,2;.aro1pr`eferabl made vof cop veror other suitable .materialyiliaving high;1 eat --conducn ,-tivity.` '.Aeftlie cooling; ofthe. parte or bodies thatiiiay be dieposedin 'the cooling chamber in ,.the., interior: lof the; rerigeratorfbox 2 .is .'-ieti'eeted-fpartly. by radiation, and partly by theponductiont'ot heat from the surfaces of the parte or bodies to the air'in contactwith `them a' c'oating 13-'5of lampblaclrorother ble material to 'facilitate heet radiant i absorption mayjbe applied, as y:towed: expe- ,dient onthe inner surfaces of 'the parte-.11 andt 12. Suitable absorbent material-11%,

of the parte 12. y s Intuseythe basing?? being filled with liquid'- referably; water on account of its availa ility and veheapneeef--the liquid is continually taken up vby capillaryv4 attraetionof the canvas andl is continually evaporatedby air circulating4 through the upper erforatedportion of tie refrigerator' box 2. lleievazoratxon of the liquid eectsa coolmg of t e parts 11 and12 and consequently of the air onthe interior of said parts. Gn beingcooled by the parts 11 and 12 the air descendsin the coohngjchamber of the re- `frlgerator box and is replaced b, warmair; thus ,cool air continuall moves ownwardly toabetract heat from t e interior of the re- I i comparatively small amount of Water leconeumed l1n the operation of the apparatus, and the interior of the refrigerator bon Si maybe leapt comparatively dry ae there is `nofdri'p or leakage of water therein.

' ffrierator box 2 and risee to be cooled again.

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preferably canvas, isv aiiiaed on 4the exterior eeft simple l of evnporating and 4cooling surfaces ina. com aratlvely small Space 1. The combine@ of a refrigerator boxvr i basin'ittedinthe top-portfof'saidibox, sa, d bnsin having openings `m in communication with "the `cooling chamber of :midv rcfrieratorbox, u hollow part of# fixed to'eaid:-` asin'at each of .said openings,`

said part open ntfeachend"thereof-,1l hollow.

partl fitted ."onzf the first mentioned" hollow port,l the last mentionedf hollow part closed nt'the top` thereof and extendingupwardl above said basin,- fixedln the-last mentioned partv: l 2:/ The combination of a f refrigerator', box, e. basin yfittedn said basin 'formed with uvheet "insulating 1 5 thereirnixricommunieetion-withi the' ooo ingwchembero seid hollow-port oixedto" l f d f f e Trume yD. Srnwmn bottom thriving openin o'aeeid openings,- sei all hvf 9,l erforated upper portion,

sttel'liin ai the bottom thereofandI 'absorbent material a f the topa-port of rseid '1103,'

i @mentionedhollow part. the lest' mentioned hollow part closed :it the top.`,thereof nd extending .upwardly above Hsind bnslnfand absorbent material aiixed on 3. The combination of o. refrigerator box e oe-sin e interior of said box and extendbosin formed with o, heat insulating bottom havlnpimopenings the-'rein in communication with t cooling; chamber of seid rerxgerw torbosnn hollowpart inbred to said bot at @ad thereon hollow part fitted on the'imtf mentioned r hollow port, the lust mentioned-hollow.- nrt! closed at the top -thereof` fand extend ngf upwardly into the said-box, and absorbent material oxed on f the last mentioned part.

Intestimony whereof, have signed my in the presence of yinfime .tov this specification two lsubeeribin'witnesses et county-of Los ngeles, State o Caliornie,

this 19th day o December A. D. 1911.

f1 "WXLLIAM N. 'Ae/ismnr.

Witnesses A. H; Liemers.-

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'on of the perforated upper portion of `ling below' the perforated upper portion, seid ai tom eteeeh olsaid openings, said port open A i Los Angeles, E 

